Sirpa Paatero

Sirpa Paatero
Minister of Local Government
In office 10 December 2019 – 20 June 2023
Prime Minister	Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Anu Vehviläinen
Succeeded by	Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering
In office 6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
Prime Minister	Antti Rinne
Preceded by	Anu Vehviläinen (local government) Mika Lintilä (ownership steering)
Succeeded by	Tytti Tuppurainen (ownership steering)
Minister for International Development
In office 26 September 2014 – 29 May 2015
Prime Minister	Alexander Stubb
Preceded by	Pekka Haavisto
Succeeded by	Lenita Toivakka
Personal details
Born	(1964-09-09) 9 September 1964 (age 59) Karhula, Kymenlaakso, Finland
Political party	Social Democratic

Sirpa Paatero (born 9 September 1964) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who served as Minister of Local Government in the government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin from 2019 to 2023.